Andrew Whittaker, PhD, has conducted extensive research on
the seismic resilience of nuclear power plants and is considered a
leading expert on the structural design of next-generation nuclear
reactors. He also specializes in how buildings and infrastructure
react to bombs and other blasts. He is a professor of civil,
structural and environmental engineering, and president of the
nonprofit Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake
Engineering, or CUREE.

Andrew Whittaker, PhDDirector of MCEER
Professor and Chair of Civil, Structural and Environmental
Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences